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aged sixty years and upwards was 577, or 14 more than in
the 53 weeks of 1884.
This number was 31.42 per cent. of the total deaths, or
a higher percentage than that recorded in either of the
previous ten years. The corresponding percentage for
London was 22.85, or over 2 per cent. higher than in 1884,
thus showing that the proportion of persons attaining a
great age has increased in this Parish, and in London, being
however, as usual, far higher in this Parish than in London
generally; but if we look at this from another point of view,
and consider the proportion of such deaths per thousand
persons living, we find that it is only 62.18 per cent. in this
Parish, while in London it is 71.5. The lowest numbers
among the 28 large English towns are Birkenhead 66.6,
and Brighton 66.8, and the highest, Preston 96.7, and
Manchester 91.9, and the average of these 28 towns 74.5.
All these numbers are higher than the corresponding numbers
for 1884.
The total number of violent deaths recorded during the
year was 79, a lower number than any recorded since 1874,
when it was 76. The percentage of these deaths to the
total deaths was 4.46, a lower percentage than usual for this
Parish, but, as is always the case, higher than that for
London, which was 3.39.
The number of deaths uncertified as to cause were for
Hanover Square 3, Mayfair 2, and Belgravia 17; total 22,
or 1.25 per cent. of the total deaths, as against 1.66 for this
Parish in 1884, and 1.1 for London generally in 1885.